The Minority-Serving Institutions Cyberinfrastructure Institute MSICI²

MSICI² Planning and Learning Meeting SDSC San Diego January 30-31 2006

Questions? Please contact Geoffrey Fox

Program January 30 2006

Setting the Cyberinfrastructure Scene

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• 08:30-09:15 am Welcome and Introduction Geoffrey Fox
• 09:15-10:30 am Introduction to Cyberinfrastructure and Grids - Fran Berman
• 10:30-12:00 am Bioinformatics - Mark Ellisman
• 12:30-01:00 pm Welcome to TeraGrid - Scott Lathrop
• 01:15-02:15 pm Grid Technology - Karan Bhatia
• 02:15-02:50 pm Virtual Infrastructure - Kate Keahey
• 02:50-03:30 pm Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD) - Jay Alameda
• 03:40-04:40 pm Security and Grids and tour of SDSC Control Room and Facility - Victor Hazlewood
• 04:45-05:30 pm Data Grids and Data Management - Reagan Moore
• 05:30-05:35 pm Evaluation Forms - Julie Foertsch

Program January 31 2006

Planning the MSI Cyberinfrastructure Future. Here we have four 90 minute panels. Each panel will start with 4-6 "observations" of at most 2 slides and 5 minutes each. Please contact Geoffrey Fox if you are interested in contributing in this fashion. The day starts with a description of how to access the National Cyberinfrastructure.

• 08:30-08:45 pm Tapping into National Cyberinfrastructure Resources - Don Frederick
• 08:45-10:15 am Panel on Developing a Cyberinfrastructure Curriculum - Geoffrey Fox (Moderator)
  • Curriculum Development for CyberInfrastructure (CI) Kris Stewart SDSU
  • Open Science Grid Summer Grid Workshop: Overview & Curriculum Michael Wilde Argonne
  • Developing Advanced Computing Course Materials for Distributed Audiences Jay Boisseau TACC
  • Remarks Geoffrey Fox Indiana University
• 10:45-12:15 am Panel on Practice and Experience in Cyberinfrastructure for MSIs - Karl Barnes (Moderator)
  • Center for Information Technology Innovation Mike Stubblefield CITI Southern University LA
  • Computational Science at UTB Brownsville Manuela Campanelli, University of Texas at Brownsville
  • Minority Serving Institutions Network Amado Gonzalez FIU
  • Enabling MSIs to be CI Providers John Towns, NCSA
• 01:00-02:30 pm Panel on Institutional, Policy and National issues in engaging MSI in Cyberinfrastructure - Alex Ramirez (Moderator)
• 03:00-04:30 pm Wrapping up: Panel on Developing a White Paper with Strategy Recommendations for including MSI's in Cyberinfrastructure - Al Kuslikis (Moderator)
  • Cyberinfrastructure Dan Atkins, University of Michigan

Lodging

• We have a block of rooms reserved at $139/night at: Radisson Hotel La Jolla 3299 Holiday Court, LJ http://www.radissonlj.com (858) 453-5500
• Please let them know that you’re with the CI for MSI’s Conference at SDSC to get that rate.
• The block will only be held (and the discounted rate) until January 18th. which has already past ......

Transportation from Airport

• A free shuttle to the hotel is available from the San Diego Airport (Lindbergh Field).
• When you arrive at the San Diego Airport, just call the hotel at (858) 453-5500 and they’ll send out a shuttle to pick you up.
• The hotel is about 15 minutes from the airport, so you shouldn’t have to wait too long.

Transportation between Hotel and SDSC

• There is a map that is available at: http://blink.ucsd.edu/Blink/Images/Gallery/3394ar.jpg
• There is a campus loop shuttle that runs around campus. The closest place to the hotel to catch it is at the Gilman Parking Structure (#16 on the map).
• The shuttle schedule is online
• SDSC is next door to the RIMAC Center (main gym) or stop # 10. There’s a lot of construction in front of SDSC that mostly obliterates the parking lot, so the campus isn’t as clearly marked as the map suggests.
• Alternatively the approximately 20 minute walk across campus, though, is lovely, especially if you go past the Price Center (student center) and the library on your way.
• Alternatively if you decide to rent a car, the best place to park on campus is the Pangea parking structure, which is next to Eleanor Roosevelt College. There are meters that can be fed every 2 hours, or you can purchase a permit at $6 per day from one of the Visitor Information/ Parking kiosks. See the map to find one.
• To get to SDSC from Pangea parking, walk due east through Eleanor Roosevelt College.
• The Supercomputer Center SDSC is a 4-5 story building with satellite dishes on top. Enter on the first floor if you come from the west, or from the basement if you come from the east. Take the elevator to the first floor and the auditorium will be to your right as you exit the elevator, next to the glass entry doors.
• Walking to SDSC (about 35 minutes). Two useful links will help you find your way around campus. The first is the map of UCSD. For reference, the Radisson is just off Via La Jolla, 1 block south of La Jolla Village Drive. The Residence Inn is about a block south of La Jolla Village Drive, on Gilman Drive. To get to campus from either hotel, just walk north and cross (or go under, if on Gilman Dr.) La Jolla Village Drive onto the campus. Once you’re on campus, you can use the directions provided on SDSC’s TeacherTECH web site. The linked detail map shows the section of campus immediately around SDSC. A combination of both maps will probably be your best bet. Don’t forget that there are also lots of friendly students who can help you find your way. We will try to have copies of maps available at the Radisson. We suggest you use the pathway between SDSC and Eleanor Roosevelt College to reach SDSC from the south. SDSC is a 5-story building with several satellite dishes on the roof. (One of the smaller dishes has a happy face.) Turn right on the path into SDSC and you will reach the main reception area and the auditorium. The auditorium of SDSC is on the first floor immediately inside the main doors, on your left. If you enter from the parking lot just east of the building, the auditorium is one level up. There will be signs posted to direct you to the workshop.
• If you care to take the walk (weather permitting), a group will be meeting in the hotel lobby at 7:45 am on Monday. Otherwise please take a Taxi

Alternative Hotels

Ask for UCSD Rate

• Radisson Hotel La Jolla 3299 Holiday Court, LJ http://www.radissonlj.com Details above, Has restaurant on premises (858) 453-5500
• Residence Inn La Jolla 8901 Gilman Drive, LJ http://ww.residenceinn.com/LAJCA Full kitchen in each unit. Offers complimentary full do-it-yourself breakfast + happy hour (858) 587-1770
• Embassy Suites La Jolla 4550 La Jolla Village Drive, LJ http://www.eslajolla.com All suites Offers complimentary full cooked-to-order breakfast + happy hour (858) 453-0400
• San Diego Marriott La Jolla 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, LJ http://www.marriotthotels.com Restaurant on Premises (858) 597-6310
• Sea Lodge 8110 Camino del Oro La Jolla http://www.sealodge.com On the beach (RIGHT on the beach!) Restaurant on Premises (858) 551-4650 (further out)
• Holiday Inn Select 595 Hotel Circle South (opposite Town & Country) San Diego 92108 http://www.holidayinnselectsd.com Across I-8 from Town & Country Full service Hotel Phone: (619) 291-5720 (further out)

Access Grid Information

First Day http://agschedule.ncsa.uiuc.edu/meetingdetails.asp?MID=13371

Second Day http://agschedule.ncsa.uiuc.edu/meetingdetails.asp?MID=13372

SDSC is eagerly looking forward to the upcoming MSI CI Institute January 30-31. In order to facilitate AG participation in the event – both by presenters and by observers – SDSC needs to know the names of the sites that want to participate with e-mail addresses for the AG contact and the participant. When SDSC sets up the meeting, we can then “invite” them to participate and give them the link. For the AG presenters, we also need to know what they plan to present (slides, video, etc.) so we can make sure it’ll show up properly. We usually we ask for those materials to be e-mailed at least a day ahead of time so we can load them on our host machine. All the presenters and potential “drop in” AG participants should send that information to vtc@sdsc.edu – our AG operators – with a cc to Diane Baxter dbaxter@sdsc.edu. SDSC will contact each site’s AG operator to test the system and make sure everything works seamlessly. We like to do this ahead of time, so sooner is better than later to contact SDSC.